Bollywood Super Hit Films In First Quarter Of 2014

In the year 2014 B-Town
already had lots of releases but, few of them got a good box office collection and
audience appreciation.

Yaariyan ( Released on
January 10)

The film directed by
débutante director Divya Kumar Khosla saw a bunch of fresh faces onscreen after
a long time. `Yaariyan` starred newcomer Himansh Kohli and Rakul Preet Singh in
lead roles. The romantic young drama was made in a tight budget of Rs 11 crore
and managed to mint a whopping Rs 40 crore at the box office.

Jai Ho (Released on
January 24)

The much-awaited
release of the year `Jai Ho` starring the biggest star of Hindi cinema Salman
Khan managed to create enough stir before its release but fell short of the
expectations it had generated. Starring newcomer Daisy Shah opposite Salman,
the film was helmed by younger brother Sohail Khan and co-produced by Sunil
Lulla. However, despite being a semi-hit, the film did manage to recover its
cost of production.

Hasee Toh Phasee (
Released on February 7)

The romantic
comedy-drama directed by Vinil Mathew and produced by Karan Johar and Anurag
Kashyap starred Parineeti Chopra and `SOTY` actor Sidharth Malhotra in the
lead. The film stood out for Parineeti`s perfect comic timing and quirky
representation of her `scientist` character.

Gunday (Released on
February 14)

This action-crime
thriller having the city of Kolkata as its backdrop was received well across
India. Ali Abbas Zafar had written and directed this action packed script
starring the macho Ranveer Singh and oh-so hot Arjun Kapoor opposite Priyanka
Chopra in an interesting pairing.

Highway (Released on
February 21)

Imtiaz Ali`s one more
cinematic treat for the audience—`Highway` saw newbie Alia Bhatt in a
never-seen before avatar—this time actually proving to her critics that she
`can` act. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, `Highway` was appreciated by the
masses as well as the classed alike.

Shaadi Ke Side Effects (Released
On 28 Feb)

Shaadi Ke Side Effects is
a 2014 Bollywood romantic
comedy film directed by Saket
Chaudhary and starring Farhan
Akhtar alongside Vidya Balan in
lead roles. It was released on 28 February 2014. The film is produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and Pritish Nandy Communications. The
film is about a young couple who experience many comic events after their
marriage. The
film opened to Mixed reviews for its stretched script. The Budget of the movie was 38 crores and it made over 70 crores.

Queen (Released on
March 7)

Director Vikas Bahl`s
`Queen` indeed proved to be Kangana Ranaut`s best works so far. This new
coming-of-age drama not only clicked with the younger generation instantly, it
even made the parents sit and take note of this new `honeymoon-before-marriage`
concept followed by the bride (Kangana) in the film.

Ragini MMS 2 (Released
on March 21)

This new horrex (Horror
plus sex) thriller directed by Bhushan Patel starring adult star-turned-
Bollywood actress Sunny Leone saw many jaw dropping moments leaving the
audiences asking for more. The `Baby Doll` song became sensational the day it
hit YouTube with record breaking clicks for Sunny. Produced by Ekta Kapoor and
Shobha Kapoor under Balaji Motion Pictures and ALT Entertainment.

Main Tera Hero (Released
on 4 April)

Main Tera Hero is
an action comedy film, directed by David
Dhawan and produced by Shobha
Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor for Balaji Motion Pictures. The film stars Varun
Dhawan, Ileana D'Cruz, and Nargis
Fakhri in the lead roles. Principal photography for the movie
began on 30 May 2013, filming started on 5 July 2013 and was completed by 15
October. The film released on 4 April 2014 to mixed reviews from critics. It
is a remake of the 2011 Telugu film Kandireega.
The film made with a budget of 38 crores and collects over 77 crores in theatre
collection.

2 States (Released
on 18 April)

2 States is a 2014 romantic comedy film directed by Abhishek
Verman based on the 2009 novel of the same
name written byChetan Bhagat. It is produced by Karan Johar and Sajid
Nadiadwala . The film stars Arjun
Kapoor and Alia Bhatt in lead roles. The film released on
April 18, 2014 and earned mixed reviews from critics and has been received
exceptionally well by audiences. It made with 36 crores and collects over 137 crores in box office.